GLSA 201712-04: cURL: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity:	normal
Title:	cURL: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	12/14/2017
Bugs:	#633430, #635140, #638734
ID:	201712-04

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in cURL, the worst of which may allow execution of arbitrary code.

Background

A command line tool and library for transferring data with URLs.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-misc/curl	< 7.57.0	>= 7.57.0	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in cURL. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

Remote attackers could cause a Denial of Service condition, disclose sensitive information or other unspecified impacts.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All cURL users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/curl-7.57.0"
    

References

• CVE-2017-1000254
• CVE-2017-1000257
• CVE-2017-8816
• CVE-2017-8817
• CVE-2017-8818

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201712-04.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License

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